Hans Kreysing

Hans Kreysing
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Born	(1890-08-17)17 August 1890 Göttingen
Died	14 April 1969(1969-04-14) (aged 78) Oldenburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1909 – 1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands	3. Gebirgs-Division, 8. Armee
Battles / wars	World War I Battle of Verdun World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Other work	Red Cross

Hans Kreysing (17 August 1890 – 14 April 1969) was a German general who commanded the 3. Gebirgs-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords
• Iron Cross (1914) II. and I. Class
• Hanseatic Cross, Hamburg
• Bavarian Military Order of Merit IV. Class with Swords
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• Cross of Honor
• Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Class
• Clasp to the Iron Cross II. and I. Class (24 November 1939)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 18 May 1940 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 16
  • 183rd Oak Leaves on 20 January 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 3. Gebirgs-Division
  • 63rd Swords on 13 April 1944 as General der Gebirgstruppe and commanding general of the XVII.Armeekorps
• Order of the Cross of Liberty I. Class with Swords
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 18 February 1944

Dates of rank

23 February 1909	Fahnenjunker
18 October 1909	Fähnrich
22 September 1910	Leutnant
25 February 1915	Oberleutnant
27 January 1919	Hauptmann
1 February 1931	Major
1 July 1934	Oberstleutnant
1 August 1936	Oberst
1 July 1940	Generalmajor
1 July 1942	Generalleutnant
1 November 1943	General der Gebirgstruppe

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (With oak leaves and swords: the highest decorated soldiers of World War II). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5. Template:De icon
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (The holders of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1939–1945). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5. Template:De icon
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (The German Cross 1930–1945: History and holders, vol. 2). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. Template:De icon
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2004). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe II Ihlefeld - Primozic (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-21-1.

External links

• Hans Kreysing @ historic.de
• Hans Kreysing @ lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de